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Masoud Pezeshkian

President of Iran, 2024 to present

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A heart surgeon and reformist who won a 2024 snap election after Ebrahim Raisi's death, serving within a system where the Supreme Leader has the final word.

Masoud Pezeshkian sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly religious on religion, strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority and strongly nationalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on economy and environment.

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Where Masoud Pezeshkian sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Masoud Pezeshkian

Elizabeth I Queen of England, 1558 to 160399%Anwar Sadat President of Egypt, 1970 to 198199%Haile Selassie Emperor of Ethiopia, 1930 to 197499%Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa King of Bahrain, 2002 to present (ruler since 1999)99%Mohamed Ould Ghazouani President of Mauritania, 2019 to present99%Abdelmadjid Tebboune President of Algeria, 2019 to present99%Shehbaz Sharif Prime Minister of Pakistan, 2022 to 2023 and 2024 to present99%Samia Suluhu Hassan President of Tanzania, 2021 to present99%

People furthest from Masoud Pezeshkian

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19402%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 19804%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 20065%Peter Kropotkin Russian anarchist and naturalist, 1842 to 19215%

Political views closest to Masoud Pezeshkian

One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…98%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…98%MonarchismSupports a hereditary monarch as head of state, from ceremonial constitutional monarchy…95%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…95%

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